Fraud Attempt From Caller Claiming to be IRS

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Ready for a little mid-week fun?


This morning a caller from [phone] fraudulently claimed he was from the IRS and told me that as a result of an internal audit, I owe some amount of money to the IRS. When called out on it, caller hung up and blocked my number. How about ALL of my friends give 'em a jingle jangle today. That number again is [phone] and no matter who you are- just say you're EDIT: Make that Paul Stratus, since that's how everyone who calls with a heavy Indian accent seems to say it- so they get the message

[Blonde Granny]

It's now the # 3 response on google.

[Tennesseer]

Same old scam-just a new phone number.  From last year:

IRS Warns of Pervasive Telephone Scam

[mmhmm]

There are 3 other complaints involving this number listed with 800.Notes.com. All are from today so this is, apparently, a new "idea". There's an older complaint on another listing service involving a call made claiming to be able to save the recipient money. There should be a special corner in hell for telephone scammers!

[Tennesseer]

These idiots try all sorts of tricks to try to get you to pick up the phone. It even gets somewhat personal.

A security company has called me countless times. My caller ID states it is a toll free number or area code not local and 'Caller Unknown'.  So I do not pick up.  Recently they changed their tactics by making it appear to be a very local call.  The area code and first three digits of the scammer phone number are the same as mine.  But the last four digits are just a very slight difference than mine.  For example, the last four digits of mine might be 5655 but the last four digits of the scam caller number are 5659.  So the call looks like it is someone very local calling me.

Call block is a wonderful thing.

[sesfw]

For the last couple of nights we have gotten a call around the dinner hour. When we answer we hear a hang up .... and it's from our area code.

We call the number back and get ....... nothing. They called for a second time last night and we let go to voice mail ....... nothing.

I don't know if they are casing us to find out if we are home or casing so another call can come through and go directly to VM.

Expecting the call within the hour. LOL

[Tennesseer]

Jun 25, 2014 19:42:52 GMT -5 sesfw said:

For the last couple of nights we have gotten a call around the dinner hour. When we answer we hear a hang up .... and it's from our area code.

We call the number back and get ....... nothing. They called for a second time last night and we let go to voice mail ....... nothing.

I don't know if they are casing us to find out if we are home or casing so another call can come through and go directly to VM.

Expecting the call within the hour. LOL

The latter.

The bot dialer is looking for live phone numbers.  Answering machines are considered a live phone number because it.answers the call.

[marvholly]

Jun 25, 2014 8:46:23 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Ready for a little mid-week fun?


This morning a caller from [phone] fraudulently claimed he was from the IRS and told me that as a result of an internal audit, I owe some amount of money to the IRS. When called out on it, caller hung up and blocked my number. How about ALL of my friends give 'em a jingle jangle today. That number again is [phone] and no matter who you are- just say you're EDIT: Make that Paul Stratus, since that's how everyone who calls with a heavy Indian accent seems to say it- so they get the message

Paul

I got this same cal from a somebody Grey a few weeks ago. I posted a warning about it on (I think) Your Money.

I did do a call back and got an answering machine.  Did NOT leave a message.

[Tennesseer]

'Rachel' from 'Credit Card Services' has a new trick up her sleeve. I just received a call and my caller ID indicated the call was coming from me (my name) and my own home phone number.

[mmhmm]

I'm going to move this thread to Current Events. It's really not political in nature. - mmhmm, Politics Moderator

[Sam_2.0]

These lovelies got $7,000 out of my grandpa to pay his girlfriend's supposed debt, despite my parents warnings that this was a scam

[NoNamePerson]

I just got a call from Name Unknown

#10000000000  That's a new one.

Although I have gotten calls where the # is just 1. Oh and the ones who are "sending a fax" Gotta love that screeching sound on answer machine.   

[chiver78]

Jun 26, 2014 12:05:25 GMT -5 Sam_2.0 said:

These lovelies got $7,000 out of my grandpa to pay his girlfriend's supposed debt, despite my parents warnings that this was a scam

ugh

isn't there an added penalty for preying on the elderly? that is, once they catch the ass that did it....

[Deleted]

Jun 26, 2014 19:52:36 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Jun 26, 2014 12:05:25 GMT -5 Sam_2.0 said:

These lovelies got $7,000 out of my grandpa to pay his girlfriend's supposed debt, despite my parents warnings that this was a scam

ugh

isn't there an added penalty for preying on the elderly? that is, once they catch the ass that did it....

If there isn't... there SHOULD be!

[Tennesseer]

Jun 26, 2014 19:52:36 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Jun 26, 2014 12:05:25 GMT -5 Sam_2.0 said:

These lovelies got $7,000 out of my grandpa to pay his girlfriend's supposed debt, despite my parents warnings that this was a scam

ugh

isn't there an added penalty for preying on the elderly? that is, once they catch the ass that did it....

Chiver-some of these scammer calls may not be originating in the States.  My caller today (and other times in the past) had a south Asian accent. We probably will never catch most of them.

[chiver78]

oh, I know they most likely won't be caught.....just thinking positively. so much for that, I guess.